The pony thread [locked]

2011-05-12 07:21:11 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Ugh, yeah, If you're looking for a toy beyond, Barbie or something don't bother with Toys R Us, anything you'd actually want is only stocked in incredibly small quantities. Bitches had, like, no Transformers last time I went looking for some and it was still pretty soon after The first Bay movie and I'm pretty sure Animated was still going so what the fuck.

Quote from Poision Envy:

[anime] just a lot more limited than what they can do with this show, especially since it's made in flash and stuff.

It's really not though, or at least it doesn't have to be. It's more a product of animators being unwilling to explore within the style than any inherent limits. Fucking Tom & Jerry did expressions better and it was all done by hand. Look at some old Loony Tunes/Merrie Melodies stuff and tell me a professional animator with access to today's tools can't do similar things because they are more limited.

Sure there's a difference between a 6-8 minute short and a 20-30 minute episode of a given show, but budgets are bigger and there are tools available to reduce at least some of the labor, more modern shows like Adventure Time, Rocko's Modern Life, the DC comics animated shows all manged to do interesting things with their characters. Transformers Animated did some good stuff too and they were working with robots.

It's not that they can't do better, it's that they won't. I know a lot of what established the style came out of cost cutting measures and what not, but it really just seems lazy now.

Ugh, yeah, If you're looking for a toy beyond, Barbie or something don't bother with Toys R Us, anything you'd actually want is only stocked in incredibly small quantities. Bitches had, like, no Transformers last time I went looking for some and it was still pretty soon after The first Bay movie and I'm pretty sure Animated was still going so what the fuck.

[quote="Poision Envy"][anime] just a lot more limited than what they can do with this show, especially since it's made in flash and stuff.[/quote]
It's really not though, or at least it doesn't [i]have[/i] to be. It's more a product of animators being unwilling to explore within the style than any inherent limits. Fucking Tom & Jerry did expressions better and it was all done by hand. Look at some old Loony Tunes/Merrie Melodies stuff and tell me a professional animator with access to today's tools can't do similar things because they are more limited.

Sure there's a difference between a 6-8 minute short and a 20-30 minute episode of a given show, but budgets are bigger and there are tools available to reduce at least some of the labor, more modern shows like Adventure Time, Rocko's Modern Life, the DC comics animated shows all manged to do interesting things with their characters. Transformers Animated did some good stuff too and they were working with robots.

It's not that they [i]can't[/i] do better, it's that they [i]won't[/i]. I know a lot of what established the style came out of cost cutting measures and what not, but it really just seems lazy now.

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KennyMan666: 2011-05-12 07:35:18 pm

2011-05-12 07:33:41 pm

Viking

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Quote from Poision Envy:

It's not because anime is bad, it's just a lot more limited than what they can do with this show, especially since it's made in flash and stuff.

No, it's because you're watching the wrong animes. It's not like you can magically do things in Flash that you can't do in any other medium.

Also, girl I know had a bunch of ponies which I discovered when I was at the place she lives since she lives with other friend of mine that I was visiting (she wasn't there, but that's another story). She had the whole main cast except for Twilight, plus some other ponies (I assume they were bought in packs containing, like, main cast + other pony), including Cherilee. They looked good, definitely better than the blind bag ones, and looking around on The Internet (by which I mean Hasbro's home page, if they were the same ones, which they probably were) makes it seem that they're not that expensive. And since the packaging had writing in Swedish, they'll definitely be available over here at some point. Definitely picking up at the very least a Rainbow Dash, and probably a Pinkie Pie, when that happens. Other ponies will be on a "perhaps, if I have the cash" basis. Then I guess I'll ask her to do with mine what she had done with hers. By which I mean stylized the hair of them to be more accurate. And painting freckles on Applejack.

[quote="Poision Envy"]It's not because anime is bad, it's just a lot more limited than what they can do with this show, especially since it's made in flash and stuff.[/quote]
No, it's because you're watching the wrong animes. It's not like you can magically do things in Flash that you can't do in any other medium.

Also, girl I know had a bunch of ponies which I discovered when I was at the place she lives since she lives with other friend of mine that I was visiting (she wasn't there, but that's another story). She had the whole main cast except for Twilight, plus some other ponies (I assume they were bought in packs containing, like, main cast + other pony), including Cherilee. They looked good, definitely better than the blind bag ones, and looking around on The Internet (by which I mean Hasbro's home page, if they were the same ones, which they probably were) makes it seem that they're not that expensive. And since the packaging had writing in Swedish, they'll definitely be available over here at some point. Definitely picking up at the very least a Rainbow Dash, and probably a Pinkie Pie, when that happens. Other ponies will be on a "perhaps, if I have the cash" basis. Then I guess I'll ask her to do with mine what she had done with hers. By which I mean stylized the hair of them to be more accurate. And painting freckles on Applejack.

2011-05-12 07:50:43 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Post a right anime.

2011-05-12 07:58:50 pm

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Quote from KennyMan666:

No, it's because you're watching the wrong animes. It's not like you can magically do things in Flash that you can't do in any other medium.

Panty and Stocking are the only animes I can think of that come close to expressions and stuff. Panty and stocking though was supposed to be based on more western style animation (power puff girls specifically, go figure).

the other animes I've seen that I really liked are mushishi, baccano, rozen maiden, evangelion, and I know theres another one but I can't remember it right now for some reason.

Quote from KennyMan666:

Definitely picking up at the very least a Rainbow Dash, and probably a Pinkie Pie, when that happens. Other ponies will be on a "perhaps, if I have the cash" basis. Then I guess I'll ask her to do with mine what she had done with hers. By which I mean stylized the hair of them to be more accurate. And painting freckles on Applejack.

wow I wonder if she's the one posting some of the guides on ponychan then. Theres lots of great guides on how to style the hair correctly and stuff, making Rarity look like Rarity, etc. If you want any I can post them all.

I was talking to my friend that happens to be a girl that likes the show, and I mentioned that I really wanted to buy some of the dolls. My birthday is next week though and she pretty much said "don't buy any until after your birthday" so hopefully that means she was telling me that she bought me ponies.

[quote="KennyMan666"]No, it's because you're watching the wrong animes. It's not like you can magically do things in Flash that you can't do in any other medium.[/quote]
Panty and Stocking are the only animes I can think of that come close to expressions and stuff. Panty and stocking though was supposed to be based on more western style animation (power puff girls specifically, go figure).

the other animes I've seen that I really liked are mushishi, baccano, rozen maiden, evangelion, and I know theres another one but I can't remember it right now for some reason.

[quote="KennyMan666"]Definitely picking up at the very least a Rainbow Dash, and probably a Pinkie Pie, when that happens. Other ponies will be on a "perhaps, if I have the cash" basis. Then I guess I'll ask her to do with mine what she had done with hers. By which I mean stylized the hair of them to be more accurate. And painting freckles on Applejack.[/quote]

wow I wonder if she's the one posting some of the guides on ponychan then. Theres lots of great guides on how to style the hair correctly and stuff, making Rarity look like Rarity, etc. If you want any I can post them all.

I was talking to my friend that happens to be a girl that likes the show, and I mentioned that I really wanted to buy some of the dolls. My birthday is next week though and she pretty much said "don't buy any until after your birthday" so hopefully that means she was telling me that she bought me ponies.

2011-05-12 08:08:24 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Quote from Poision Envy:

Panty and Stocking are the only animes I can think of

2011-05-12 08:09:55 pm

Viking

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One Piece tends to have absolutely fantastic expressions. Though even more so in the manga.

Highly unlikely that it's her, but post a picture or two and I'll tell you if it is.

2011-05-12 09:03:44 pm

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they don't show themselves in the guides and stuff. Should ask her if she posts with a trip though lol

2011-05-12 09:04:32 pm

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ya know, I just thought of something. If you watch the first two episodes of MLP backwards, it's about a younger sibling god that turns evil because of the elements of harmony, and then puts herself back on the moon, and then Twilight looses each of her friends and it ends with her spending the rest of her life studying in Canterlot with Celestia controlling the sun and moon

2011-05-12 09:05:02 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Series finale will be just that.

2011-05-12 09:05:41 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Gotta make sure it leaves a gaping hole when it goes out.

2011-05-12 09:08:11 pm

Viking

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If you watch Applebuck Season backwards, it's about a pony who gets more sane by putting apples back on trees and undoes assorted other problems.

2011-05-12 09:09:15 pm

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Quote from KennyMan666:

If you watch Applebuck Season backwards, it's about a pony who gets more sane by putting apples back on trees and undoes assorted other problems.

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2011-05-12 09:09:32 pm

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someone should go through all the episodes and post what they're like backwards because I'm lazy and busy

2011-05-12 09:11:58 pm

Viking

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If you watch The Best Night Ever backwards, it's about six ponies who were sitting in a donut shop and then decided it was time to fix a party that had been destroyed.

2011-05-12 09:13:09 pm

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Quote from KennyMan666:

If you watch The Best Night Ever backwards, it's about six ponies who were sitting in a donut shop and then decided it was time to fix a party that had been destroyed.

And then Twilight turned some big horses into mice.

on an unrelated note, oh god, can't unhear this:

"PO-NEEEEEEEEEEEE, PONY, PO-NEEEEEEEEEE, PONY"

2011-05-12 09:26:35 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Suited for Success backwards tells the touching tale of a pony who after a successful fashion show, breaks down under the pressure of living up to the standard she set for herself, leading to a terrible showing leading to even further stress. The show then goes on to show the steady decline and recovery of the pony as she strives to please her friends and ultimately realizes, with a little help from her friends, that she had the magic all along and just needed to go back to making nice things for others instead of trying to one up herself.

Or was that forwards. Shit.

2011-05-12 09:42:22 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

It seems Over a Barrel ends up a story about a tree being run out of town on a rail over a pie dispute. Not sure what the tree did but there you go.

Quote from Poision Envy:

on an unrelated note, oh god, can't unhear this:

So what are the words supposed to be? I never actually heard words in that song until that video.

2011-05-12 09:48:14 pm

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Quote from tomatobob:

So what are the words supposed to be? I never actually heard words in that song until that video.

"callll meeeeee, call me, callll meeee, call me" if I remember right

2011-05-13 10:07:53 pm

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this is totally fucking awesome.

2011-05-13 10:14:07 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

hahaha awesome. Almost makes the lack of ponies today ok.

2011-05-14 05:43:48 am

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So since I was feeling sick and crappy, I decided to sit down and waste 5 hours creating a huge pony musical archive. I went through and manually edited the tags of each mp3 (205 songs total) so that the artist would be the person's youtube username, as well as fixing a bunch of the names and tags.

here's the thread I posted on the MMO's forums that you guys should check out if you want to download it (it's 745MB, same size as a 1080p episode). I also describe it a lot better and stuff there: http://mlponline.freeforums.org/my-mlp-music-archive-t134.html

tons of great music though, lots of different Genres. At the very least check out "Chain Algorithm" and "Not a clever pony", both of their stuff is amazing and not remixes. Chain Algorithm is actually making the music for the MMO so that's pretty neat.

2011-05-14 07:56:33 am

One shall stand, one shall ball.

I'll have to check that out if only for Not a clever pony, he's pretty good. Prob gonna take a while to sift through.

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2011-05-14 09:46:05 pm

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Posting some things I thought were neat since I'm supposed to be doing school work right now but this is more fun.

The chalk picture says "Hello Toronto! This is what I do for a living. If you like it, reach into your pockets and donate your loonies and toonies. If you dont like it, reach into the pockets of the person beside you and donate their loonie's and toonies! hehehe!"

I like the two chalk pictures because the guy who made the chalk drawing doesn't have a camera so the people who took the pictures and uploaded them are just random pony fans that happened to see him working on it. Neat stuff.

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